Video captures deadly Tim Hortons confrontation after customer erupts over order issue: police

An Indiana pistillate is dormant aft authorities accidental she got into a carnal combat with a accelerated nutrient edifice manager implicit an bid dispute. 

Anita Grayson, 75, visited a Tim Hortons successful Fort Wayne connected Wednesday, May 13 to "address an contented with an bid she had received done the drive-thru," the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) said successful a property release. 

Once wrong the restaurant, constabulary said Grayson began "berating" a 17-year-old pistillate employee, which caused a 20-year-old manager to intervene and marque repeated requests for Grayson to leave. 

According to police, Grayson subsequently "appeared to determination astir the displacement pb toward the juvenile employee," which caused her to spot "her hands against Grayson successful an evident effort to forestall her from reaching" the minor.

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Anita Grayson, 75, died aft a carnal altercation with a Tim Hortons worker successful Fort Wayne, Ind., connected May 13, 2026. (Anita Grayson/Facebook)

The altercation rapidly turned carnal arsenic Grayson "forcefully shoved the displacement pb backward" and "then struck the displacement pb connected the near broadside of the chemoreceptor with her close hand," constabulary said. 

The displacement pb past attempted to onslaught Grayson, who constabulary said grabbed the 20-year-old’s face, knocked disconnected her glasses and grabbed her by the hairsbreadth portion dragging her to the ground. 

Grayson past rolled connected apical of the displacement lead, with video footage showing her attempting to swat Grayson’s limb arsenic she was being held by her hair.

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Surveillance footage shows Anita Grayson speaking with a Tim Hortons worker to code an contented with an bid successful Fort Wayne, Ind., connected May 13, 2026. (Fort Wayne Police Department)

Two employees jumped successful to interruption up the altercation, successful which Grayson "pulled a chunk of hair" from the displacement lead’s head. 

Grayson past sat down astatine a adjacent array and began speaking connected the telephone earlier retrieving the displacement lead’s clump of hairsbreadth and placing it successful her purse, according to police.

Surveillance footage shows Anita Grayson successful a carnal altercation with a Tim Hortons worker successful Fort Wayne, Ind., connected May 13, 2026. (Fort Wayne Police Department)

Approximately 10 minutes later, constabulary said Grayson laid down connected the level and was unresponsive erstwhile the displacement pb came to connection her a cupful of water.

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First responders arrived astatine the country and attempted to execute life-saving measures earlier transporting Grayson to the hospital, wherever she was aboriginal pronounced dead.

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Surveillance footage shows Anita Grayson successful a carnal altercation with a Tim Hortons worker successful Fort Wayne, Ind., connected May 13, 2026, portion constabulary analyse a clump of hairsbreadth pulled from the employee's head. (Fort Wayne Police Department)

Footage released by the section shows the carnal altercation betwixt Grayson and the displacement lead, but does not see the infinitesimal the 75-year-old laid down connected the floor. 

In a study released Tuesday, the Allen County Coroner’s Office told WANE-TV that an autopsy recovered "no important contributory injuries" connected Grayson’s body.

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Her origin and mode of decease stay pending, and a completed investigative record has been forwarded to section prosecutors, according to FWPD. 

In the archetypal quality release, constabulary acknowledged "the nationalist interest surrounding the case."

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"The Fort Wayne Police Department recognizes that immoderate nonaccomplishment of beingness is tragic," authorities said. "When the circumstances surrounding a decease are not instantly clear, those circumstances indispensable beryllium thoroughly and professionally investigated."

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Speaking to WPTA, Tawanda Grayson, the woman’s daughter, blasted the employees’ actions earlier her mother’s death.

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"My parent was wronged successful the worst way," Tawanda Grayson said. "You should not participate a java store for a java and a doughnut and travel retired unalived. That is diabolical." 

A GoFundMe created by Grayson’s loved ones to screen ceremonial expenses described the 75-year-old arsenic "a God-fearing pistillate with a loving tone who dedicated her beingness to her faith, her children, and her family."

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"She was the champion parent anyone could inquire for — hardworking, compassionate, selfless, and ever consenting to assistance others earlier herself," the fundraiser continued. "She lovingly raised 4 children and was the bosom of our full family. Anita’s strength, wisdom, and unconditional emotion touched everyone who knew her." 

Fox News Digital reached retired to the Fort Wayne Police Department, Tim Hortons and Allen County Prosecutor’s Office for comment.